Recent content by Albert R

Not kvlt enough?

Clearly not.

Jewerly?

Wow, this thread has become the most tedious I've seen in a while.

To be fair to Lethe78, he claims not to download. But you're right, he doesn't seem to understand the very simple reasons why we or anybody else who likes music and respects musicians should be against illegal downloading.

There is only one person being a jackass here, and it isn't me. I have every right to say what I think on this issue, and if you think I'm being an ass to people, tough shit. I don't want to see decent bands dissapear because they can no longer afford to operate, so just because I'm not a...

So why post in the first place? Strange. I too have many other things to worry about, but it just so happens we're talking about downloading and I offered my opinions. That's what a forum is for. Besides, why would I not worry about what happens to the music industry? I simply think that...

That's just another poor justification. I'll refrain from giving you a simple lesson in business, but there is still a an effective cost involved to the artist when you download for free. Any illegal download can be classed as lost income. You may not be stealing a physical item, but if...

Like many people who download illegally, you appear to have blinkers on and are making all the usual poor justifications for downloading. Downloading helps everyone? Are you sure? Does it help all the independent record shops that are closing down one by one? You claim that if a band...

Ah yes, the old "it's too expensive" excuse. Well you know what? Tough titties. There are many things in the world I can't afford, but I don't go out and steal them. I'd buy double the amount of CDs if I could afford it, but my wife just gave birth to a kid, so I guess I'll have to go...

That's the problem. People think they have a right to free music, so will come up with all sorts of justifications, like the one above, for why it's OK to download. The retardation of these people never ceases to amaze me.

You will no doubt burn in Hell.

No, lossless is lossless, so will sound as good as CD. That's the whole point of lossless. With lossless, the limiting factor will be the hardware you play it through, be it an iPod, a generic MP3 player, headphones etc. There are many shitty MP3 players and headphones out there, but...

Of course an iPod won't sound as good as a CD or Vinyl on a dedicated Hi-Fi system, but as you say, iPods are the ideal travel campanion. Even if MP3s sounded as good as CDs, iPods/MP3 players still wouldn't sound as good as your Hi-Fi system, as headphones don't have the quality of decent...

Guilty of what? You stated (or quoted Steven Wilson) that the iPod destroys the process of listening to an album, so I was interested in your thoughts. I disagree and say that nothing is destroyed if you use the iPod to listen to albums as a whole. If Steven Wilson is seriously saying that...